UNITED AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE, INC.

What UNITED AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE, INC. does

United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc. ("United Ag") is a privately held, member-owned agricultural cooperative founded in 1982 and headquartered in El Campo, Texas, operating across the Texas Gulf Coast region. The cooperative delivers an integrated set of agricultural services to its member-producers across five divisions: grain elevators (four facilities with approximately 7 million bushels of storage capacity), cotton ginning and warehousing (two gins and three warehouses capable of processing 2,400 bales per day and storing 30,000 bales), cattle feed delivery and bulk rations, branded High Caliber™ deer corn and cottonseed products grown by local producers, and a retail operation spanning five General Store storefronts across four counties, plus the Blue Creek Market sub-brand. United Ag self-identifies as a leader in cotton on the Texas Gulf Coast.

The cooperative monetizes primarily through commodity handling, storage, and marketing (cash bids quoted FOB its facilities at futures plus/minus basis, plus handling and discount schedules for PIT prices), cattle feed delivery, retail agricultural supplies, and branded consumer products. Its distribution is exclusively physical and regional, anchored by a multi-county footprint that includes a Port of Victoria facility for logistics, multiple grain elevators, cotton gins and warehouses, and a Hillje Gin & Grain Elevator site. There is no developer-facing API; the digital surface consists of a public website (unitedag.net), a news/markets portal (news.unitedag.net), and member-facing portals operated by third parties.

The technology layer is composed of third-party integrations rather than proprietary systems: Bushel powers the real-time commodity market data platform, member portal ("My Grain Data"), cash bids, and mobile app; Farm Progress supplies market commentary; and QuickFarm provides member authentication. Commodity pricing is determined by external futures markets, with United Ag adding basis-level and handling fees. As a cooperative, profits are returned to members rather than external shareholders, and ownership is held by member-producers in the service region.

Name

UNITED AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE, INC.

Legal name

United Agriculture Cooperative, Inc.

Website

https://unitedag.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

United Agricultural Cooperative is a member-owned Texas Gulf Coast agricultural cooperative providing grain storage, cotton ginning, cattle feed, retail supplies, and commodity marketing to local farmer-members across four counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Farm Product Warehousing and Storage (493130), Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (424590), Support Activities for Animal Production (115210)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Agricultural Services (700), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grain & Agri-Bulk Terminals (Elevators, Silos, Feed Grains) (TLAHABAD), Public Commercial Grain Warehouses (USDA/State-Licensed) (AFAOACAA), Member-Owned Food Cooperatives (CRAHALAA), Agronomy Advisory & Field Services (Retailer-Affiliated) (AFABAJAH)

Keywords

• Grain handling services
• Cotton ginning services
• Agricultural cooperative
• Commodity marketing
• Farm supply retail

Headquarters

HQ city

El Campo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc. is a member-owned agricultural cooperative that operates grain elevators (~7 million bushel storage across four facilities), cotton gins and warehouses (2 gins, 3 warehouses, 2,400 bales/day processing, 30,000 bales storage), bulk cattle feed delivery and commodity marketing, five General Store retail storefronts across four counties, and the High Caliber branded deer corn and cottonseed product line. It provides integrated grain, cotton, and cattle marketing services for member-producers in the Texas Gulf Coast region.

Product overview

United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc. is a member-owned agricultural cooperative operating multiple divisions across the Texas Gulf Coast region. The cooperative provides grain elevator storage and marketing (approximately 7 million bushel capacity across 4 facilities), cotton ginning and warehousing (2 gins, 3 warehouses, 2,400 bales/day processing), High Caliber branded deer corn and cottonseed products for local producers, cattle feed and marketing services, and retail operations through five General Store locations. The cooperative serves its member-owners through integrated commodity marketing services for grain, cotton, and cattle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• High Caliber: Deer Corn & Cottonseed brand - corn and cottonseed grown locally by farmers
• Blue Creek Market

Products and services

• Grain Elevators Four grain handling facilities with approximately 7 million bushel total storage capacity providing grain cleaning, storage, and commodity marketing services for corn, soybeans, milo, and other grains for member agricultural producers on the Texas Gulf Coast.
• Cotton Gins & Warehouses Two cotton gins and three warehouse buildings providing ginning services at 2,400 bales per day capacity and cotton storage for 30,000 bales total, along with a cottonseed bagging facility, for cotton producers on the Texas Gulf Coast.
• Cattle Feed and Marketing Services Bulk cattle rations, on-farm feed delivery using a bulk feeder fleet, and cattle commodity marketing services for cattle producers and ranchers in the Texas Gulf Coast region.
• High Caliber Deer Corn & Cottonseed Finished, bagged deer corn and cottonseed products grown by local member producers, cleaned and packaged by the cooperative for distribution to retail and consumer customers.
• United Ag General Store Retail Operations Five retail storefronts across four Texas counties offering agricultural supplies, livestock feed, and general merchandise to producers and walk-in rural customers, supplemented by the Blue Creek Market retail sub-brand.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BushelcoreTechnology or IntegrationBushel provides the technology platform powering United Ag's market data, member portal, and mobile app for commodity trading and account management.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Heartland Co-op: Iowa-based farmer cooperative providing grain, agronomy, and feed services. Comparable member-owned cooperative model to United Ag, though in a different crop region.
• AgMark: Midwest grain cooperative handling grain merchandising, agronomy, and feed services. Comparable grain handling and farm supply model, though operating in a different region.
• AGRI-AFC: Gulf Coast-area agricultural supply cooperative providing seed, fertilizer, crop protection, and farm supplies. Comparable farm supply and co-op model to United Ag's retail and agronomy-adjacent operations.
• Producers Cooperative Association: Texas-based agricultural cooperative offering grain, fertilizer, and farm supply services. Highly comparable cooperative model and grain handling operations, though with different geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Bunge Limited: Global agribusiness and grain trading giant. Comparable in grain merchandising and agricultural commodity handling, though operates at vastly larger scale and is publicly traded.
• Gavilon: Major commodity merchandiser handling grain, feed ingredients, and energy products. Comparable in grain trading and merchandising activity, though investor-backed rather than cooperative.
• CHS Inc. The largest U.S. farmer-owned cooperative, operating across grain, agronomy, energy, and retail. Directly comparable to United Ag as a member-owned ag co-op, though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Landus Cooperative: Iowa-based farmer-owned cooperative offering grain, agronomy, and feed services. Directly comparable business model to United Ag's member-owned grain elevator and farm supply operations.
• Riceland Foods: Member-owned agricultural cooperative handling grain, rice, and edible bean marketing. Comparable cooperative model and grain merchandising/processing focus to United Ag.
• Plains Cotton Cooperative Association: Farmer-owned cotton marketing and services cooperative serving the Texas/Louisiana/Mississippi region. Directly comparable to United Ag's cotton ginning, warehousing, and member services focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/unitedag
• Instagraminstagram.com/unitedaggeneralstore
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/united-agricultural-cooperative-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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